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On the recordOctober 31, 2017
Ninety-seven percent of the scientists with articles in peer reviewed journals have concluded that climate change is real, is caused by human activity, and is already causing devastating problems in our country and around the world.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall summarizes scientific consensus on climate change and its impacts.

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